Animal shelters seek blankets to warm dogs, cats this winter

11:40 PM,
Jan. 2, 2013

Dana Rocco plays with Arthur at the New Rochelle Humane Society.

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Just as the cold, damp winter weather is settling into the region, animal humane groups, which shelter homeless animals and foster pet adoptions, are redoubling their efforts to generate donations of blankets to help keep dogs and cats warm and cozy.

"We use double the amount of blankets in the winter," said Putnam Humane Society President Michele Dugan. She said useable blankets are running low. Volunteers have created a new poster to encourage donations. The group has about 50 dogs and 70 cats at its shelter.

Blankets are washed frequently, and at some point they get too tattered and must be ...